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Sequoia 'Big Picture' High School is an alternative education charter school projected to open this fall. Learn about school at this community meeting. Jan. 23, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. www.eventbrite.com/e/community-meeting-sequoia-big-picture-high-school-tickets-10030795379

Benefit Concert at Eastside Prep "Let Freedom Ring: The Resounding Music of African American Composers" features jazz and classical music performed by Bay Area musicians of the African American Composer Initiative and guest artists. Jan. 26, 3-5 p.m. $20 adults; $5 seniors and students. Eastside College Preparatory School Performing Arts Center, 1041 Myrtle St., East Palo Alto. www.aacinitiative.org/

'The Transaction Society: Origins and Consequences' Lecture series, hosted by Stanford Center for Ethics in Society, features lectures by Nicholas Lemann, professor and former dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He will discuss how he thinks American society fundamentally changed in the second half of the twentieth century. Jan. 15-16, 5:30 p.m. Free. Koret-Taube 130, 366 Galvez St., Stanford. Call 736-6247. www.ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu/events/lectures/tanner-lectures/nicholas-lemannthe-transaction-society-origins-and-consequences

'Healthy Ways to Get a Good Night's Sleep' Little House hosts Dr. Posner, a psychologist working with the National Institute of Health, for a discussion of the latest research in effective, non-drug insomnia treatments. Jan. 16, 10-11 a.m. Free. Little House Activity Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www.penvol.org/littlehouse/contact.cfm

Peninsula Railroad History Peter Hansen, editor of Railroad History, talks about 150 years of San Francisco Peninsula railroad history. Jan. 25, 1-4 p.m. $5 for adults; $3 for students and seniors. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. www.historysmc.org

'Spirit of Uganda' A project of Empower African Children, the "Spirit of Uganda" presents programs of music and dance for audiences of all ages. Performers, ages 13-21, are from Uganda. Jan. 17, 7-8:30 p.m. $25. Sequoia High School - Carrington Hall, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City. Call -269-6068. www.eventbrite.com/e/spirit-of-uganda-2014-at-carrington-hall-sequoia-high-school-tickets-9520559249

'Rx' at the Dragon Theatre "Rx" is a play by Kate Fodor, directed by Jeanie Smith, about a pill that relieves all the stress and strains of life. Jan. 16-Feb. 9, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $30. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. www.dragonproductions.net

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